Triple car accident on Telegraph Road

A triple-vehicle accident slowed traffic around 716 West Telegraph Road Monday. The incident was relatively minor according to the Washington City Police Department, Washington, Utah, April 29, 2013 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George

WASHINGTON CITY – A three-vehicle accident slowed traffic in the area of 716 West Telegraph Road in Washington this morning.

A triple-vehicle accident slowed traffic around 716 West Telegraph Road Monday. The incident was relatively minor according to the Washington City Police Department, Washington, Utah, April 29, 2013 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George

Around 10:45 a.m., Washington City Police and Fire departments responded to a three-car accident on one of the westbound lanes of Telegraph Road in front of Del Taco. A gray passenger car appeared to have rear-ended a white car in front of it, which rammed into the back of a green SUV in front of it.

Both the white passenger car and SUV were able to drive away from the accident. The gray passenger car had to be towed due to front-end damage.

The scene was cleared by 11:30 a.m.

Ed Kantor, Washington City Police public information officer, said the incident was relatively minor and no one involved required medical attention.

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A triple-vehicle accident slowed traffic around 716 West Telegraph Road Monday. The incident was relatively minor according to the Washington City Police Department, Washington, Utah, April 29, 2013 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George

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Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction, often telling people go left while he is pointing right. Numbers greater than five also confuse him.